Background:  Myotonic dystrophy protein kinase is a multi-domain protein kinase found in muscle that is activated in response to G protein second messengers and proteolysis. DMPK is implicated in myotonic muscular dystrophy (DM), an autosomal dominant-inherited disorder that predominately affects skeletal and cardiac muscle and causes defects in cardiac conduction. DM arises through expansion of CTG repeats in the 3’-UTR of the DMPK gene. Mutant DMPK transcripts with an extended region of CUG repeats are retained in the nucleus. These transcripts also influence the expression of the DM locus-associated homeodomain protein (DMAHP)/SIX5, to mediate in part the DM phenotype. Other substrates for DMPK include myogenin, L-type calcium channels, and Phospholemman (PLM).

Description: Rabbit polyclonal to DMPK

Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from DMPK

Specificity:  ·Reacts with Human, Mouse, Pig, Dog and Rat.

·Isotype: IgG

Application:  ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 70 kDa;

·Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin/frozen tissue section): 1/100-500;

·Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence: 1/100;

·Immunoprecipitation: 1/50;

·ELISA: 1/500;

·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.